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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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